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Chai Montreal

Welcome, bienvenue and bruchim habaim to Chai Montreal: The Podcast. Hosts Lisa and Sarah are excited to introduce Chai Montreal: The Podcast. Chai Montreal was founded by Milton Winston in the 1970s and quickly grew into a platform that brought attention to various subjects of interest to the Montreal Jewish community and highlighted the beautifully diverse Jewish Montreal. Our mission is to celebrate Jewish stories in Montreal and around the world and spotlight important and interesting subject

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00:32:52

Uncovering the Captivating Story of Souad Zaki (a...

Chai Montreal ·

2026/03/18

On this episode of Chai Montreal: The Podcast, Alain Dancyger, Executive Director of the Montreal Jewish Public Library, joins us to talk about the library's special screening of the award winning documentary titled Egypt: A Love Story, which is a journey of discovery of Souad Zaki by her granddaughter, documentary filmmaker Iris Zaki.The film introduces the audience to Souad Zaki, a celebrated Jewish-Egyptian singer and actress, who rose to the top of the music scene in 1940s Egypt, and the

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00:36:59

Spotlighting the Viola with Tabea Zimmermann

Chai Montreal ·

2026/03/10

On today's episode, we're joined by Tabea Zimmermann, a world renown musician, who has been among the premier violists for over four decades. She made her debut on the Berlin Philharmonie stage at age 11 and won numerous music competitions between 1982 and 1984, cementing her prominence in the field. She became the youngest professor in Germany at age 21, which, as you’ll hear in the interview, was just the beginning of her role as a musical mentor.Tabea speaks with Lisa about how she

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00:33:28

Il Respiro di Shlomo (Shlomo's Breath) with Mario...

Chai Montreal ·

2026/02/15

In honour of International Holocaust Memorial Day, Mario Venezia joins us on Chai Montreal: The Podcast to speak about his father Shlomo Venezia and the documentary he produced about his father, Il Respiro di Shlomo (Shlomo's Breath).Mario, an accomplished business consultant, professor, and President of the Museo della Shoah di Roma, tells us about the Venezia family history, leaving Spain at the time of the Inquisition in 1492 for Venice, then to Thessaloniki/Salonika.Born in Thessaloniki in

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00:36:00

The Magic of the Likht Ensemble with Jaclyn Grossman...

Chai Montreal ·

2026/01/01

On this episode, we’re excited to introduce you to Nate Ben-Horin and Jaclyn Grossman, who make up the Likht Ensemble, a piano-vocal duo dedicated to sharing music by Jewish artists from the Shoah & educating about Jewish representation in music. They'll be bringing their show, Kishef, to Montreal on January 18 at the Bourgie Hall. For tickets, click here.Kishef, the Yiddish word for magic, honours the creative spark that animated Jewish composers during World War II and the years leading up

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00:29:28

Getting to Know the Sisters of Fortune with Esther...

Chai Montreal ·

2025/11/25

In this episode, we're so excited to speak with Esther Levy Chehebar, author of her debut novel Sisters of Fortune. She talks to us about the unique Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn, the process of writing the novel, and the elements of the community that were important for her to include, such as female characters who wanted to pave their own path. And of course, the food!Esther is also the author of "I Share my Name", a children's book about Jewish Syrian naming traditions and

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00:30:14

Discussions on Courage, Radicalism and Democracy with...

Chai Montreal ·

2025/11/18

The Jewish Public Library's upcoming season of events is not to be missed!Alain Dancyger, Executive Director of the Jewish Public Library in Montreal, is back to talk about two upcoming programs, the screening of Heart of Courage and Q&A with producer Avi Benlolo on November 19th and 20th, and the 'Café Philosophique: Political Radicalism, The enemy of Democracy?' (a reflection on the thoughts of Hannah Arendt) on December 3rd.

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00:32:59

Comedy Makes Everything Better with Yohay Sponder

Chai Montreal ·

2025/11/06

We are so excited to welcome Yohay Sponder on today’s episode. Yohay is a stand-up comic and producer and headliner of Funny Monday, Israeli Comedy in English in Tel Aviv. Yohay has gained a huge following on social media thanks to his quick witted comedy, which he’s bringing to Montreal on November 16th at L’Olympia with his show Self Loving Jew. Get your tickets here to share in the laughs.

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00:27:21

Celebrating Israeli Cinema in Montreal with Chantal...

Chai Montreal ·

2025/11/04

In this episode, we speak with Chantal and Gérard Buzaglo, co-chairs of the festival. And like the Montreal Jewish community, this interview is in both English and French!Buy your tickets for the Festival du Cinéma Israélien de Montréal, November 5th to 19th, both in cinema and online. Get them quick, before they sell out!Israeli cinema has gone from strength to strength, with many films gaining international recognition. This year, at the 20th annual Festival du Cinema Israélien de Montréal, a

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00:32:46

The Jewish Public Library in the 21st Century with...

Chai Montreal ·

2025/10/15

On today’s episode, we speak with Alain Dancyger, Executive Director of the Jewish Public Library in Montreal. Alain is no stranger to the Montreal cultural world, as former Executive Director of the Grand Ballet Canadiens de Montreal, amongst other cultural institutions. During the episode, we hear how Alain is bringing his expertise to the Jewish Public Library, revamping its cultural programming.With the vision and determination of community members, the Jewish Public Library opened in 1914 in a

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00:32:20

Preserving the history and culture of Jews from the...

Chai Montreal ·

2025/08/25

In this episode, we're joined by Lyn Julius, journalist, author, and founder of Harif, a UK charity representing Jews from North Africa and the Middle East. Lyn is dedicated to promoting the history, culture and heritage of Jews from the MENA region. In today’s episode, Lisa speaks with Lyn about her book “Uprooted: How 3000 Years of Jewish Civilisation in the Arab World Vanished Overnight” and why it's important to know the history of the MENA Jewish communities. As you’ll hear in this

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00:35:54

We Will Dance Again with Millet Ben Haim

Chai Montreal ·

2025/08/24

Millet Ben Haim, Nova Music Festival survivor and Vice President of External Affairs of the Tribe of Nova Foundation, joins us for a second episode to talk about the Nova exhibit and the Tribe of Nova Foundation.The Nova exhibit started as a memorial in Israel, showing items collected from the site of the Nova Music Festival, and has been shown in New York, Miami, LA, Buenos Aires, Toronto and Washington, DC. Millet explains the origins of the exhibit, the process to bring the exhibit to North

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00:40:56

Surviving the Nova Festival with Millet Ben Haim

Chai Montreal ·

2025/08/19

On this episode, we're joined by Millet Ben Haim, who shares her survival story from the Nova Festival in Kibbutz Re'im, where the joy of dance and community was abruptly shattered by the Hamas attack. Her story highlights the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable circumstances.3,882 people arrived at The Nova Festival in Kibbutz Re’im, in Southern Israel between October 6th and 7th, 2023. Millet Ben Haim was one of the partygoers dancing with her friends in the early

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00:25:59

Bringing History to Light: Little Bird (A New Limited...

Chai Montreal ·

2023/05/22

On today’s episode of Chai Montreal: The Podcast, we speak with co-creator and showrunner Jennifer Podemski and executive producer Christina Fon, of the limited series Little Bird, premiering on APTN and Crave on Friday, May 26.Little Bird is a six part limited series that follows Bezhig Little Bird, played by Darla Contois, taken from her family at the age of 5 on the Long Pine Reserve in Saskatchewan and adopted and raised by a Jewish family in Montreal. Her mother, Golda Rosenblum, played by

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00:25:31

A Mission to Make Construction and Home Design More...

Chai Montreal ·

2023/03/09

Welcome back to Chai Montreal: The Podcast. After a brief hiatus, we’re excited to be back and continue to share important stories from our community. On this International Women’s Day, we wanted to speak with an inspirational woman who is working hard to make our world, and more specifically, our planet, a better place to live. Our guest on today's episode is Naomi Scherer, an Italian living in France, she recently made some big life changes to live life more ecologically correct. Naomi works in

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00:27:05

#MeToo in Academia: Sexual Misconduct of the Middle...

Chai Montreal ·

2022/11/10

On this episode, Lisa speaks with Eda Holmes, Artistic and Executive Director of Centaur Theatre, and director of Centaur’s newest production, Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes. The play was written by acclaimed Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch, for which she won the 2021 Governor General’s Award for English-language drama. During the interview, we’ll hear about Eda’s reasons for choosing Hannah Moscovitch’s newest play and the production process. We’ll also hear about Eda’s vision to

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00:21:52

The Covenant: In Conversation with Playwright Alice...

Chai Montreal ·

2022/11/07

In this episode of Chai Montreal: The Podcast, Lisa speaks with Alice Abracen, the playwright of The Covenant, playing at the Segal Centre in Montreal from November 13 to December 3, 2022. Throughout the interview, we discover what inspired Alice to write the play and the research she undertook to bring the story of the artistic acts of protests of those imprisoned in Theresienstadt to the stage. The story of The Covenant is a story of horror, antisemitism and persecution, but it’s also a story of

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00:25:09

Confronting the Past and the Future: Discussion with...

Chai Montreal ·

2022/10/19

In this episode, Lisa speaks with author Ann Lambert about her murder mystery series and the themes intertwining her three books, The Birds that Stay, the Dogs of Winter and Whale Fall, published by Second Story Press. If you’re from Montreal, it’s not too often that you read a description of your hometown as the backdrop of a novel, so it’s a treat to be able to envision our city as we follow the characters of Ann Lambert’s series. As you’ll hear in the interview, we don’t want to give too much of

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00:25:51

A 21st Century Production of a 20th Century Play with...

Chai Montreal ·

2022/09/19

On today’s podcast episode, Lisa speaks with Davyn Ryall (Director) and Michael Aronovitch (Actor) of Act’s to Grind Theatre’s latest production at Mainline Theatre: Cherry Docs. Written by David Gow and first appearing on the stage in 1998, the play is about a Jewish legal aid worker who has been assigned to defend a neo-Nazi who has been accused of a racially motivated murder. A play that is as pertinent today as it was when it was first produced.

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00:29:46

Jewish Art Collectors and French-Jewish Identity in...

Chai Montreal ·

2022/08/05

In this episode, Lisa speaks with James McAuley, former Paris correspondent and current Global Opinions contributing columnist at The Washington Post, and author of The House of Fragile Things: Jewish Art Collectors and the Fall of France. The House of Fragile Things is the collective biography of four prominent Jewish families in France between 1870 until the Second World War: the Camondos, the Rothschilds, the Ephrussis, and the Cahens d'Anvers. The families all gave bequests to the state of

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00:24:58

A True Gem: Modern Italian Art in London with Roberta...

Chai Montreal ·

2022/07/20

On today’s episode, we speak with Roberta Cremoncini, Director of The Estorick Collection located in Islington, London. The Estorick Collection began as a private collection by Eric Estorick, an American Sociology professor and the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, and his wife Salome Dessau, who escaped Germany in 1932 and settled in England, where she studied art and became a textile designer. Roberta will explain the origins of the collection, the artists featured in the collection, and the

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